Steel Cut Oats

You gotta love the Scottish people. Not only did they give us golf, that most venerable of games that one loves to hate, and Haggis (ok this is weird but I like Haggis), but they also gave us oatmeal.
The perfect breakfast food! For these few things I really enjoy, I will forgive them for the bagpipes.
Thinking of losing weight? Oatmeal (large flake, old fashioned or steel cut) for breakfast is a really good place to start as you start your day.
I clipped the following info from a post in a weight loss forum about oatmeal, particularly steel cut oats:

Steel-cut oatmeal (aka Scotch oats and pinhead oats) is unrefined and most closely resembles the natural oat grain. Rolled oat products are very refined and not only greatly reduce the cooking time, but more importantly the digestion and absorption time of the carbohydrates contained in the cereal. Quick oats, are rolled even finer to cook fast, in about 1-2 minutes, while regular oats cook in 5-7 minutes. Oatmeal is the only food that naturally contains GLA (gamma linolenic acid) an essential fatty acid critical to the body's production of the favorable eicosanoids (PGE1 - prostaglandins). Oatmeal has been proven to lower cholesterol, reducing the risk for heart disease.
The distinctive hearty, chewy texture of steel cuts makes them a favorite.
Steel-Cut Oats are whole grain groats (the inner portion of the oat kernel) which have been cut into only two or three pieces. They are golden in colour and resemble mini rice particles.
How are they different from Rolled Oats? Rolled oats are flake oats that have been steamed, rolled, re-steamed and toasted. Due to all of this additional processing they have lost some of their natural taste, goodness and texture.
What makes Steel-cut Oats so special? Grains are essential to a healthy lifestyle and form the foundation of the food pyramid. Steel-cut oats are inherently full of nutritional value and are high in B-Vitamins, calcium, protein and fiber while low in salt and unsaturated fat. One cup of steel-cut oatmeal contains more fiber than a bran muffin and twice as much fibre as Cream of Wheat.

Listening to a tune on "the pipes" as your enjoying your "oats" may or may not help your weight loss, but you can always give it a try :)